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Ken-React® Titanates,
Zirconates & Aluminates
Kenflex® Resins & Kenplast®
Plasticizers
The Neoalkoxy Titanate Molecule
Plastics News 2023 Notable Leaders In Sustainability

Nano Technology Sustainability Benefits of Ken-React® Titanates & Zirconates:

Adhesion Anti-Aging
Catalysis Crosslink
Regeneration Curative
Nano-Exfoliation Flame Retardance
Hydrophobicity Biodegration
Anti-Corrosion Deagglomeration
Coupling Polymer Flow
Flexibilization Recyclability
Liquid, Powder and Pellet Coupling Agents
tradeshows

CTT Coatings Summit

September 4-6, 2024

The Westin Lombard, IL

CTT Coatings Summit

TIRE Society

September 11-13, 2024

University of Akron, OH

TIRE Society

Sustainable Plastics 2024

September 16-17, 2024

Los Angeles, CA

Sustainable Plastics 2024

SPE Foams 2024

September 17-20, 2024

King of Prussia, PA

SPE Foams 2024

SPE CAD RETEC 2024

September 23-25, 2024

Tampa, FL

SPE CAD RETEC 2024

Carbon Fiber 2024

October 8-10, 2024

Charleston, SC

Carbon Fiber 2024

2024 Vinyl Week

Dec 9-12, 2024

Louisville, KY

2024 Vinyl Week

2025 AMI Thermoplastic Concentrates Forum

January 20-22, 2025

Tampa, FL

2025 AMI Thermoplastic Concentrates Forum

ACS Rubber Division 2025 Spring Technical Meeting

March 4-6, 2025

Lake Buena Vista, FL

ACS Rubber Division 2025 Spring Technical Meeting

ASC 2025 Convention

April 14-16, 2025

Jacksonville, FL

ASC 2025 Convention

TITANIUM CATALYST PELLET ADDITIVE COPOLYMERIZES PCR (Post‑Consumer Recycle) IN THE MELT

Polymer Recycle, Regrind, and Compatibilization

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TRADESHOWS, CONFERENCES, AND PRESS ARTICLES

PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD May-June 2024

Additives improve mixed recycling feedstock
Compatibilisers and coupling agents act at the interface of dissimilar materials to improve processing and properties.
Jennifer Markarian reports on page 25.

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SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS USA 2024

Meet Salvatore J. Monte from KENRICH PETROCHEMICALS discussing ‘Advanced Mechanical Extrusion Recycling Using 1.5-Nm TI-Al Catalysts’ at the Sustainable Plastics USA 2024 Exhibition and Conference in Los Angeles, California on September 16 – 17.

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Plastic News - 2023

Notable Leaders In Sustainability
Plastic News 2023 Notable Leaders In Sustainability Sal Monte

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Pine Tree Plant-Based Titanate

New product from Kenrich relies on pine tree as an oleic acid raw material source because it is widely available and eliminates any supply logistics concerns.

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THE GRAPHENE COUNCIL WEBINAR JULY 18, 2023

Enhancing Graphene Though Chemical Functionalization. One Hour Video by S.J. Monte.

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THE GRAPHENE COUNCIL WEBINAR JULY 18, 2023

Enhancing Graphene Though Chemical Functionalization. 187-PDF PowerPoint Presentation Slides.

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COMPOUNDING WORLD MAGAZINE MAY 2023

Making Polymers More Compatible (pages 41-48)

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RUBBER WORLD MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2023

New nano-titanium organ-functionalized ordinary Portland cement breakthrough

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SPE Magazine July-August 2022

Sal Monte continues to challenge conventional thinking about coupling agents and catalysts

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Compatibilizers Aid Recycling & Upcycling of Mixed Resins

Compatibilizers are proving their worth in boosting critical properties such as impact/stiffness balance of PCR and PIR blends of polyolefins and other plastics.

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Compounding World – May 2022 Issue

COMPATIBILIZATION OF DISSIMILAR POLYMERS CAN BE ACHIEVED

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RUBBER NEWS – TECHNICAL NOTEBOOK
March 21, 2022 – Part 1

Why titanates and zirconates are different than silanes

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RUBBER NEWS – TECHNICAL NOTEBOOK
April 4, 2022 – Part 2

Why titanates and zirconates are different than silanes

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KENRICH MIXES WASTE PLASTICS WITH CEMENT

Nano-titanate modification of Ordinary Portland Cement make its interface compatible with water and hydrocarbons

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2021 Vinyl Recycling Summit

The vinyl Sustainability Council held its annual “Vinyl Recycling Summit” July 19, 20, 26, 27 covering mechanical, chemical, marketing and finance aspects of vinyl recycle at which Kenrich presented on: “Advanced Solutions in Vinyl Recycling with Titanate Catalysts/Coupling Agents”

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Plastics Technology Magazine: Ten Inducted into Plastics Hall of Fame

Electees ‘come from all across the globe and represent many different disciplines.’ Will be officially inducted May 16 during NPE2021.

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KENRICH PRESIDENT SALVATORE J. MONTE – 2021 PLASTICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

The Plastics Hall of Fame was established in 1972 to recognize significant
contributions to the growth and success of the plastics industry. …

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PLASTICS HALL OF FAME NAMES 10 NEW MEMBERS

The Plastics Academy will induct Leaders from the global plastics sectors into
The Plastics Hall of Fame at an Awards Dinner on May 16 at NPE 2021 in Orlando, FL. …

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Additives To Enable Plastics Circularity - Compounding World October 2020

Neoalkoxy titanate additives achieve compatibilization
through a different method to the more commonly employed…

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FINDING WAYS TO MAKE POLYMERS COMPATIBLE – PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD May/June 2020

The approach of Kenrich Petrochemicals to post-consumer recycling processes comprises repolymerization and compatibilization of thermoplastics using titanate ester catalysts…

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KEN-REACT® Titanates & Zirconates — Contact Us For Solutions

Need Adhesion to Kevlar®, Graphite, Fiberglass, Steel, Rubber and Dispersion of Carbon Black, Graphene, CNTs, Silica, Nanoclay, Sulfur, Sulfides, ZnO, Boron Nitrides, etc.
…and Silanes just don’t cut it?

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A PIONEER IN SPECIALTY CHEMICALS TURNS ITS ATTENTION TO GRAPHENE

One of the groundbreaking companies in specialty chemicals, Kenrich Petrochemicals Inc. has been a vanguard in developing products for the polymer industry. The company has turned its expertise and long history of developing industry-leading compounds to the area of graphene and making the wonder material even better.

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NSTC - Industrial Affiliates Symposium

Friday August 16th, 2019 – Session 3 – #7
“The Application of 1.5-Nanometer Heteroatom Titanates and Zirconates” – by Salvatore Monte

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Compounding World May 2019

Kenrich Highlighted in article Additives – COMPATIBILIZERS: REACTIVE OPTIONS. See article on ADDITIVES/COMPATIBILISERS-REACTIVE OPTIONS on pages 22-24

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Plastics Recycling World March/April 2019

See article on Materials and Compatibilizers on pages 50-53

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Plastics News - November 2018

Kenrich Petrochemicals has developed a material that can combine plastics with cement.

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PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD – MAY/JUNE 2018

HELPING PLASTICS COME TOGETHER
Catalyst approach – Kenrich Petrochemicals takes a completely
different approach to compatibilisation of post-consumer recyclate …

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2018-2019 Foundation Scholarship Honoree

Sal Monte has been honored with his name given to the annual SPE TPM&F Division Endowment Scholarship as he is the longest standing member serving the Division.

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Plastics Recycling Update - In My Opinion: How industry can fulfill all potential PCR demand

Nina Bellucci Butler of More Recycling states correctly in a Sept. 27 article in Plastics Recycling Update that “we have capacity to purchase HDPE, PET, PP and other resins. We don’t have the capacity to take the material from the MRF [and] further segregate it so we can get those discrete resins to market.”

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Paint & Coatings Industry - Oct 2017 - Titanates & Zirconates vs. Silanes

See link to full article on compatibilizers and Kenrich’s contribution by Salvatore J. Monte under “Why Titanates and Zirconates May be Better Adhesion Promoters Than Silanes”. Click here to see FULL PAGE AD.

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PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD – INAUGURAL ISSUE JUNE 2017 – COMPATIBILIZERS

See link to full article on compatibilizers and Kenrich’s contribution by Salvatore J. Monte (Monti) under “Mixed-metal catalysts” starting on page 44 and continuing on page 47: Compatibilisers improve the mix

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Plastics Recycling Magazine March 2017

The Expanding Role of Compatibilizers, pages 40-44. correspondent Bruce Geiselman reports on “The Expanding Role of Compatibilizers,” profiling several companies involved in the production of these materials. See Editorial

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Rubber World Magazine - Oct 2012

A 5-page article appeared in the October 2012 issue of Rubber World Magazine – Volume 247, No. 1 entitled, “Titanates and Zirconates in Thermoplastic and Elastomer Compounds”:

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Developments In Coupling Agents

November 2016 – Compounding World, pages 45-50. Jennifer Markarian reports on the latest developments. New coupling agent introductions promise to improve adhesion and dispersion of reinforcing fibre and filler particles in polymer matrices.

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14th Annual Care Conference

Kenrich President Salvatore Monte spoke on “New Titanium-Mixed Metal Catalyst for Multi-Polymer Compatibilization and Post Consumer Carpet & Recycle (PCR)” at the 14th Annual CARE Conference, May 18-19, 2016 in Greenville, SC.

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Plastics Technology December 2015

Additives: Multi-Purpose Modifiers Pump Up Properties of Virgin & Recycled Plastics

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Business Man of the Year

Kenrich President Sal Monte named Businessman of the Year 2015 for the City of Bayonne.

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Tradeshows and Press

Kenrich exhibits at SPI NPE 2015 in Orlando, Florida and highlights their new Ken-React® PCR® catalyst technology for compatibilizing dissimilar polymers.

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Composites Magazine Article

Composites World August 2013 features Kenrich in an article entitled, “Additives & Modifiers: Matrix Optimization”.

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